Begin Again programme seeks 300 applications for return to work scheme

A PROGRAMME which places experienced people back into the workforce is looking for 300 applicants.

Begin Again, which has been developed by the Irish Centre for Business Excellence (ICBE), has already placed more than 400 unemployed people in work placements.

The group said 240 of these have now returned to employment, providing the exchequer with an additional estimated €4.8 million annually.